The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to January 24, 2018, for service connection of a left foot disability and for a 60 percent rating for CAD were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not file any informal or formal claim for these benefits prior to January 24, 2018.,The Veteran's increased rating claim for CAD was implicitly denied by the June 2012 rating decision reducing his disability rating from 60 percent to 30 percent. The Board found that no new and material evidence had been submitted to warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The effective dates for service connection of left foot disability and increased rating for CAD were not granted prior to January 24, 2018, as the Veteran did not file any formal or informal claims for these benefits before that date. The Board found no evidence of a claim for an increase in severity of his CAD within one year prior to the receipt of his January 24, 2018, claim.,The Veteran's left foot disability was rated as 10 percent disabling under DC 5284 throughout the appeal period. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Foot Disability, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20045538
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